Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Engineers Remain In High Demand Despite Downturn.
Engineers Remain In High Demand Despite Downturn.
The Wall Street Journal (12/23, Needleman) reports, "While the employment landscape looks sparse right now, the outlook for 2009 isn't uniformly bleak." Experts note that, "in the medical field, there aren't enough nurses, home-health aides, medical assistants and pharmacy technicians to fill vacancies at health-care providers, such as hospitals and clinics." Engineers are also in demand, particularly "those who specialize in environmental, biomedical, civil, aerospace and industrial engineering." Art Lucas, chief executive officer of Lucas Group, explained, "Companies still need people who can come in and design products. ... The manufacturing process also needs to be efficient, so people who have those technical engineering skills are always in demand." Further, "more engineering jobs...are likely to open up in the next year or so, thanks to a proposed stimulus by the incoming presidential administration that will focus on improving infrastructure."
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Welcome AREC in 2009
To network with like-minded people! Stretch and grow! Have fun!
Happy Networking! Share your wisdom!
You alone can do it, but you can't do it alone!
Wishing you the very best this Holiday Season!
In prag de sarbatori, cu pacea, lumina si caldura in suflet, Executivul Asociatiei Inginerilor Romani din Canada va doreste sa aveti parte de zile minunate, de un Mos Craciun darnic si bun, sa va bucurati si sa asteptati cu nerabdare anul ce vine, un an mai bogat in impliniri, mai inalt in aspiratii si plin de succese. Sarbatori fericite!
Sa ne vedem cu bine in 2009!
Echipa AREC
From your friends at AREC
SARBATORI FERICITE SI UN AN NOU INFINIT MAI BUN!!!
Dragi prieteni,In prag de sarbatori, cu pacea, lumina si caldura in suflet, Executivul Asociatiei Inginerilor Romani din Canada va doreste sa aveti parte de zile minunate, de un Mos Craciun darnic si bun, sa va bucurati si sa asteptati cu nerabdare anul ce vine, un an mai bogat in impliniri, mai inalt in aspiratii si plin de succese. Sarbatori fericite!
Sa ne vedem cu bine in 2009!
Echipa AREC
Friday, December 19, 2008
Financial crisis... (funny)
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler might look to Romania for inspiration on how to reinvent themselves
ROME — As unlikely as it sounds, the Big Three Detroit auto makers might look to Romania for inspiration on how to reinvent themselves.
Romania is a struggling Eastern European country that gets little attention in the rest of Europe, or anywhere else. The country's industrial base is in rough shape, though slowly improving as it creeps into the European Union fold. But it has one industry that stands out as an international success story - car making.
Romania's Automobile Dacia is one of the few high-growth car businesses in the otherwise ailing global auto industry. The brand's French owner, Renault, couldn't be happier. The Dacia is a genuine low-cost car that rolls out of the factory near Bucharest with a fat profit margin.
The machine sells well throughout Europe, and elsewhere, because it is not a jalopy pieced together with 40-year-old parts from Warsaw Pact trucks. The Dacia's engineering and drivability, if not visual appeal, come close to the standards of the latest Renault cars.
The lesson: You don't necessarily need dazzling technology to make a buck in a competitive market (though it certainly can help, as Toyota learned with the hybrid Prius). You do need an inexpensive, safe, reliable car that can appeal to the masses.
* real the full article here http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081208.wibreguly08/BNStory/robColumnsBlogs/
Romania is a struggling Eastern European country that gets little attention in the rest of Europe, or anywhere else. The country's industrial base is in rough shape, though slowly improving as it creeps into the European Union fold. But it has one industry that stands out as an international success story - car making.
Romania's Automobile Dacia is one of the few high-growth car businesses in the otherwise ailing global auto industry. The brand's French owner, Renault, couldn't be happier. The Dacia is a genuine low-cost car that rolls out of the factory near Bucharest with a fat profit margin.
The machine sells well throughout Europe, and elsewhere, because it is not a jalopy pieced together with 40-year-old parts from Warsaw Pact trucks. The Dacia's engineering and drivability, if not visual appeal, come close to the standards of the latest Renault cars.
The lesson: You don't necessarily need dazzling technology to make a buck in a competitive market (though it certainly can help, as Toyota learned with the hybrid Prius). You do need an inexpensive, safe, reliable car that can appeal to the masses.
* real the full article here http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081208.wibreguly08/BNStory/robColumnsBlogs/
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Serata inginerilor romani din Toronto a fost un succes
Serata organizata de Asociatia Inginerilor Romani din Canada, AREC, care s-a desfsaurat la restaurantul Hava-Naghila din Toronto, a fost un succes, transmite portalul romanilor din Toronto, citat de Romanian Global News. In cadrul manifesatrii, devenit un eveniment de referinta in comunitate, au participat, in calitate de invitati de onoare, Dr. Valentin Naumescu, Consulul General al Romaniei in Toronto, Hon. Jim Karygiannis, P.C. M.P., membru al Parlamentului, si Denis Carlos, Consilier PEO pentru Regiunea Centrala Est.
La aceasta actiune, catalogata drept un eveniment excelent al comunitatii romanesti din Toronto, au participat 70 de ingineri. Cuvantarile tinute de George Oprea - Presedintele AREC, Bogdan Ionescu – Director ACASA, Denis Carlos si Dr. Valentin Naumescu, au confirmat interesul lor in activitati de intarire a comunitatii romanesti profesionale din Toronto si au fost toate primite cu interes si aplauze de catre participanti.
Honorabilului Jim Karygiannis i s-a inmanat traducerea in limba romana a "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" de catre Presedintele AREC, pentru publicare la Parlamentul Canadian.
Inmanarea Certificatelor AREC licentiatilor PEO2008 de origine Romana, ca si inmanarea unui cadou simbolic de catre AREC au fost centrul si motivul Seratei. A fost un moment emotionant, apreciat de catre toti cei din audienta.
AREC's Photo albums
http://www.flickr.com/photos/
La aceasta actiune, catalogata drept un eveniment excelent al comunitatii romanesti din Toronto, au participat 70 de ingineri. Cuvantarile tinute de George Oprea - Presedintele AREC, Bogdan Ionescu – Director ACASA, Denis Carlos si Dr. Valentin Naumescu, au confirmat interesul lor in activitati de intarire a comunitatii romanesti profesionale din Toronto si au fost toate primite cu interes si aplauze de catre participanti.
Honorabilului Jim Karygiannis i s-a inmanat traducerea in limba romana a "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" de catre Presedintele AREC, pentru publicare la Parlamentul Canadian.
Inmanarea Certificatelor AREC licentiatilor PEO2008 de origine Romana, ca si inmanarea unui cadou simbolic de catre AREC au fost centrul si motivul Seratei. A fost un moment emotionant, apreciat de catre toti cei din audienta.
AREC's Photo albums
http://www.flickr.com/photos/
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Smart Networking manifesto by Liz Lynch
Key topics of the Smart Networking manifesto include:
Build your network on LinkedIn. While many professionals have LinkedIn profiles, not many know how to leverage the profile as a job-search/career-management tool:
- Networking is Easier Than You Think --> Whatever path you dream of pursuing, there are people out there who can help. So why aren't you meeting them?
- Broaden Your View of How Your Network Can Help --> Leveraging our networks can help us mitigate a variety of challenges we face every day.
- Break Out of Your Comfort Zone --> Change is hard. But change that you initiate is easier to manage than change that's forced on you.
- Learn How Networking is Different Today...and Use That to Your Advantage --> Remind yourself that there's a real person behind every profile, not a dollar sign.
- Network Smarter, Not Harder --> By integrating face-to-face with online social media, you can be in more places at once and attract opportunities automatically.
- Are You Ready for Smart Networking?
I hope you'll check it out :)
Build your network on LinkedIn. While many professionals have LinkedIn profiles, not many know how to leverage the profile as a job-search/career-management tool:
- For "passive" networking: Increasingly, hiring managers are bypassing recruiters (to save recruiting fees) and passing along job postings to their online networks. The more connections you have, the more you will be in the flow of these opportunities when they come up. Your connections will have your resume and contact info right at their fingertips, making it easy to get in touch with you.
- For "active" networking: You can search for companies you are interested in working for and see which of your contacts works there or knows someone who does. Perhaps they can set up an informational interview. Candidates coming in through this channel are being "referred in" by a trusted party and therefore will get a closer look and probably a faster response than if they had been one of the thousands coming through an open job board.
- For interview prep: Before interviews, you can read the profiles of the people you'll be meeting. Not that you'd want to start rattling off their vital stats during the interview, but understanding their background and work experience might help you tailor your answers to their hot buttons.
- For lead generation: You can keep tabs on your connections in an unobtrusive way, and see when they change jobs. Depending on the position, they might want to bring in people they know or have worked with before to build out their new team. Send a note of congratulations and an offer to be of service if they need any help. You don't want to sell, but just to get on their radar screen by offering your genuine support. -- Liz Lynch, Founder, Center for Networking Excellence and author of Smart Networking: Attract a Following in Person and Online, McGraw-Hill.
Build your network with AREC Group Page: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/747217
